2026 Boys Basketball

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7-1A   |   7-2A   |   7-3A   |   7-4A   -   8-1A   |   8-2A   |   8-3A   |   8-4A   -   Regional Champs/Sectional Match-ups
Class 8-3A Regional 1 Regional Host: South Holland McKinley South Holland McKinley (1st Seed)       BYE South Holland McKinley 32        01/27/2026   Blue Island Veterans Memorial (4th Seed) 25    Chicago Frances Xavier Warde 26  01/24/2026     Chicago Frances Xavier Warde (5th Seed) 55  South Holland McKinley     McKinley Junior High School (door 1) 01/30/2026 , 4:15 PM 16949 Cottage Grove Ave, South Holland      Crestwood Hale (2nd Seed) 63        Crestwood Hale   01/24/2026     Chicago Horizon Southwest (7th Seed) 34  Crestwood Hale 50    01/27/2026   Burr Ridge Gower (3rd Seed) 45    Burr Ridge Gower 44  01/24/2026     Blue Island Kerr (6th Seed) 32  Class 8-3A Regional 2 Regional Host: Winfield Wheaton Christian La Grange Highlands (1st Seed)       BYE La Grange Highlands 42        01/27/2026   Rockford Kennedy (4th Seed) 51    Rockford Kennedy 36  01/24/2026     Rockford Marshall (5th Seed) 40  LA GRANGE HIGHLANDS 33    01/28/2026   Winfield Wheaton Christian (2nd Seed) 48        Winfield Wheaton Christian 26  01/24/2026     Rockford Barbour (7th Seed) 16  Winfield Wheaton Christian 29    01/27/2026   Downers Grove Lakeview (3rd Seed) 63    Downers Grove Lakeview 24  01/24/2026     Lisle (6th Seed) 18  Class 8-3A Regional 3 Regional Host: Beecher Lansing Heritage (1st Seed)       BYE Lansing Heritage 53        01/27/2026   Dolton Lincoln (4th Seed) 31    Beecher 22  01/24/2026     Beecher (5th Seed) 32  Lansing Heritage     Beecher High School - Small Gym 01/29/2026 , 4:30 PM 538 Miller St., Beecher      Calumet City Schrum (2nd Seed)       Calumet City Schrum       BYE Calumet City Schrum 54    01/27/2026   Calumet Park Calumet (3rd Seed) 33    Dixmoor Rosa Parks 29  01/24/2026     Dixmoor Rosa Parks (6th Seed) 34  Class 8-3A Regional 4 Regional Host: Peotone Crest Hill Richland (1st Seed) 56      01/27/2026   Glenwood Brookwood (8th Seed) 42  Crest Hill Richland 31        01/28/2026   Channahon (4th Seed) 34    Country Club Hills Southwood 27  01/24/2026     Country Club Hills Southwood (5th Seed) 40  Crest Hill Richland     Peotone Junior High School 01/29/2026 , 4:30 PM 1 Blue Devil Drive, Peotone      Morris GS (2nd Seed) 44        Peotone   01/24/2026     Sauk Village Rickover (7th Seed) 21  Morris GS 30    01/28/2026   Peotone (3rd Seed) 36    Peotone 41  01/24/2026     Morris Saratoga (6th Seed) 30  Class 8-3A Regional 5 Regional Host: Manteno Manteno (1st Seed)       BYE Manteno 44        01/27/2026   Herscher Limestone (4th Seed) 19    Kankakee Bishop McNamara 24  01/24/2026     Kankakee Bishop McNamara (5th Seed) 30  Manteno     Manteno Middle School 01/29/2026 , 5:30 PM 250 N Poplar St., Manteno      Bradley Central (2nd Seed) 43        Bradley Central   01/24/2026     Braidwood Reed-Custer (7th Seed) 25  Bradley Central 52    01/27/2026   Momence JHS (3rd Seed) 30    Momence JHS 26  01/24/2026     Wilmington (6th Seed) 29  Class 8-3A Regional 6 Regional Host: St. Joseph Bismarck-Henning (1st Seed)       BYE Bismarck-Henning 38        01/27/2026   Watseka JHS (4th Seed) 40    Watseka JHS 25  01/24/2026     Onarga Iroquois West (5th Seed) 27  BISMARCK-HENNING 40    01/28/2026   St. Joseph (2nd Seed) 39        St. Joseph 33  01/24/2026     Paxton-Buckley-Loda (7th Seed) 12  St. Joseph 50    01/27/2026   Hoopeston Area (3rd Seed) 21    Clifton Nash 17  01/24/2026     Clifton Nash (6th Seed) 29  Class 8-3A Regional 7 Regional Host: El Paso-Gridley Heyworth (1st Seed)       BYE Heyworth 38        01/27/2026   Gibson City GCMS (4th Seed) 42    El Paso-Gridley 17  01/24/2026 - OT     El Paso-Gridley (5th Seed) 51  HEYWORTH 33    01/28/2026   Wenona Fieldcrest (2nd Seed) 50        Wenona Fieldcrest 26  01/24/2026     Pontiac JHS (7th Seed) 31  Wenona Fieldcrest 42    01/27/2026   Downs Tri-Valley (3rd Seed) 40    Forrest Prairie Central 35  01/24/2026     Forrest Prairie Central (6th Seed) 49  Class 8-3A Regional 8 Regional Host: Metamora GS Eureka (1st Seed) 52      01/24/2026   Mackinaw Dee-Mack (8th Seed) 21  Eureka 52        01/27/2026   Germantown Hills (4th Seed) 50    Germantown Hills 29  01/24/2026     Farmington Central (5th Seed) 32  Eureka     Metamora Grade School 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 815 E Chatham St, Metamora      Metamora GS (2nd Seed) 56        Metamora GS   01/24/2026     Tremont (7th Seed) 31  Metamora GS 59    01/27/2026   Stanford Olympia (3rd Seed) 45    Stanford Olympia 46  01/24/2026     Washington MS (6th Seed) 36  Class 8-3A Regional 9 Regional Host: Kewanee Central Princeton Logan (1st Seed)       BYE Princeton Logan 45        01/27/2026   Chillicothe (4th Seed) 47    Chillicothe 50  01/24/2026     Peru Parkside (5th Seed) 38  Chillicothe     Kewanee Central Junior High 01/29/2026 , 5:30 PM 215 E. Central Blvd., Kewanee      LaSalle Lincoln (2nd Seed) 49        LaSalle Lincoln   01/27/2026     Mendota Northbrook (7th Seed) 18  LaSalle Lincoln 36    01/28/2026   Kewanee Central (3rd Seed) 41    Kewanee Central 32  01/24/2026     Spring Valley Kennedy (6th Seed) 21  Class 8-3A Regional 10 Regional Host: Taylor Ridge Rockridge Knoxville JHS (1st Seed) 46      01/24/2026   Taylor Ridge Rockridge (8th Seed) 13  Knoxville JHS 54        01/27/2026   Aledo Mercer County (4th Seed) 17    Avon Abingdon Avon 34  01/24/2026     Avon Abingdon Avon (5th Seed) 34  Knoxville JHS     Rockridge Jr/Sr High School 01/29/2026 , 5:30 PM 14110 134th Ave W, Taylor Ridge      Monmouth United (2nd Seed) 41        Sherrard JHS   01/24/2026     Monmouth-Roseville JHS (7th Seed) 32  Monmouth United 32    01/27/2026 - OT   Sherrard JHS (3rd Seed) 41    Sherrard JHS 39  01/24/2026     Orion (6th Seed) 27  Class 8-3A Regional 11 Regional Host: Sidell Salt Fork Monticello (1st Seed)       BYE Monticello 46        01/27/2026   Tuscola East Prairie (4th Seed) 32    Tuscola East Prairie 20  01/24/2026     Arthur (5th Seed) 26  Monticello     Salt Fork Junior High School 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 7087 N 600 East Rd,, Sidell      Tolono Unity (2nd Seed) 57        Tolono Unity   01/24/2026     Georgetown Mary Miller (7th Seed) 13  Tolono Unity 41    01/27/2026   Sidell Salt Fork (3rd Seed) 42    Sidell Salt Fork 24  01/24/2026     Westville JHS (6th Seed) 12  Class 8-3A Regional 12 Regional Host: Robinson Nuttall Teutopolis (1st Seed) 54      01/24/2026   Bridgeport Red Hill (8th Seed) 23  Teutopolis         Robinson Nuttall Middle School 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 400 West Rustic, Robinson      Paris Mayo (4th Seed) 28    Marshall JHS   01/24/2026     Marshall JHS (5th Seed) 42  Winner Game 5   Robinson Nuttall Middle School 01/30/2026 400 West Rustic, Robinson      Robinson Nuttall (2nd Seed) 54        Winner Game 6 1/24/2026     Newton Jasper County (7th Seed) 25  Robinson Nuttall     Robinson Nuttall Middle School 01/29/2026 , 7:15 PM 400 West Rustic, Robinson      Lawrenceville Parkview (3rd Seed) 50    Lawrenceville Parkview   01/24/2026     Toledo Cumberland (6th Seed) 18  Class 8-3A Regional 13 Regional Host: Lincoln JHS Williamsville (1st Seed) 52      01/24/2026   Decatur Johns Hill (8th Seed) 11  Williamsville 43        01/28/2026   Athens (4th Seed) 37    Athens 15  01/24/2026     Riverton (5th Seed) 14  Williamsville     Lincoln Junior High 01/29/2026 , 5:00 PM 208 Broadway St., Lincoln      Warrensburg-Latham (2nd Seed) 37        Maroa-Forsyth   01/24/2026     Lincoln JHS (7th Seed) 27  Warrensburg-Latham 23    01/28/2026   Maroa-Forsyth (3rd Seed) 41    Maroa-Forsyth 32  01/24/2026     Clinton (6th Seed) 34  Class 8-3A Regional 14 Regional Host: Pittsfield Pikeland Rushville Schuyler Industry (1st Seed)       BYE Rushville Schuyler Industry 47        01/28/2026   Beardstown MS (4th Seed) 24    Quincy St. Peter 33  01/27/2026     Quincy St. Peter (5th Seed) 50  Rushville Schuyler Industry     Pikeland Community School 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 601 Piper Lane, Pittsfield      Havana (2nd Seed) 42        Havana   01/27/2026     Petersburg PORTA JHS (7th Seed) 12  Havana 44    01/28/2026   Pleasant Plains (3rd Seed) 40    Pleasant Plains 40  01/27/2026     Pittsfield Pikeland (6th Seed) 31  Class 8-3A Regional 15 Regional Host: Hillsboro Greenville (1st Seed)       BYE Greenville         Hillsboro High School 01/28/2026 , 6:00 PM 522 E. Tremont Street, Hillsboro      Hillsboro (4th Seed) 29    Shelbyville Moulton   01/24/2026     Shelbyville Moulton (5th Seed) 44  Winner Game 4   Hillsboro High School 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 522 E. Tremont Street, Hillsboro      Sullivan (2nd Seed) 47        Winner Game 5 01/24/2026     Macon Meridian (7th Seed) 11  Sullivan     Hillsboro High School 01/28/2026 , 7:15 PM 522 E. Tremont Street, Hillsboro      Pana JHS (3rd Seed) 49    Pana JHS   01/24/2026     Vandalia (6th Seed) 13  Class 8-3A Regional 16 Regional Host: Auburn JHS at Divernon Auburn JHS at Divernon (1st Seed) 67      01/24/2026   Gillespie (8th Seed) 11  Auburn JHS at Divernon 52        01/27/2026   Litchfield (4th Seed) 49    Litchfield 24  01/24/2026     Piasa Southwestern (5th Seed) 33  Auburn JHS at Divernon     Auburn Jr. High School @ Divernon 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 303 East Kenney Street, Divernon      Girard North Mac (2nd Seed) 39        East St. Louis Lincoln   01/24/2026     Carlinville (7th Seed) 15  Girard North Mac 22    01/27/2026   East St. Louis Lincoln (3rd Seed) 60    East St. Louis Lincoln 54  01/24/2026     Staunton (6th Seed) 31

Class History

From 1930 to 1972, there were two classes of basketball, Class A (Heavyweight) and Class B (Lightweight). An additional class was added in 1973--Class C (7th Grade). The Heavyweight and Lightweight classes were based on age, height and weight. From 1977-1984, the Heavyweight class was divided into two classes based upon enrollment--(A & AA). From 1985-2006, the Association adopted the format of 7th and 8th grade play based upon a school's enrollment (7A, 7AA, 8A and 8AA). Starting in 2007, the Association adopted a four class system in each grade level (7-1A, 7-2A, 7-3A, 7-4A, 8-1A, 8-2A, 8-3A and 8-4A). The current classification system assigns 25% of the schools to each of the four classes.

How Class Split is Determined